Aces & Spades

Maid

Massimo:

I stare down at the girl in front of me. Soft brown waves cascading down to her hips, bright hazel eyes filled with unshed tears. She looks at me longingly, as if she's known me forever. Her features remind me of something, they seem... familiar. But, I just can't put my mind to it.

"Y-you don't remember me?" Her voice breaks throughout the sentence, sending waves of panic throughout my body.

"No?" I reply watching her exhale a ragged breath.

"I'm your-"

Just then, Annalise comes back, handing me a small brown bag filled with fresh pastries. She places a swift kiss onto my lips before looking back and forth between me and the girl.

"Oh am I interrupting something?" She says.

"No- no I was just leaving." The girl stutters as she starts to back away.

"Wait wait!" Annalise says, stopping her. She turns to face me. "Do you know each other?" She asks, looking at me.

I turn to face the girl, watching her take a deep breath.

"I-I'm just his maid." She says.

My maid?

She gives me a weak smile before turning back around, running across the road.

"You have maids?" Annalise says but I can't seem to take in any of her words. That girl... she can't be my maid. There is something about her, something different?

My eyes follow her as she crosses over towards another man- Luca?

"Luca!" I yell across the road. He immediately jumps, turning to face me. A big smile plastered over his face as he dashed across the road, pulling me into a hug.

"Fucking hell Massimo we were so worried!" He says as he pulls back. "Me and Bella were searching everywhere for you where the fuck were you?"

"Bella?" I repeat confused.

He gives me a blank expression. "Yes, Isabella your g-"

"Maid!" The girl who I'm guessing is Isabella yells, cutting Luca's sentence short. "Mr Giordani doesn't seem to remember me." She whispers at the end.

I watch as Luca looks back at me, rage taking over his expression.

"But-"

"No Luca." Isabella cuts through. "No."

I face Isabella, her name sounding alarm bells in my head.

Isabella. Isabella. Isabella.

Still nothing.

I feel Annalise's hand slide into mine, I give it a little squeeze smiling down at her. But now it feels uncomfortable rather than comforting in front of them.

"We bought some groceries to cook dinner if you'd like to join us." Annalise says.

"Oh so you two are a couple?" Luca asks. Annalise turns to face me as I say-

Isabella:

"Yes." Massimo says. As if the sound of my breaking heart wasn't enough, my soul was breaking with it.

I try my best to put on a smile, show any kind of emotion other than sadness and anger. But, it's harder than it seems, trying to cover up all my pain.

I feel Luca's gaze burn holes into the side of my head, but I'm too focused on Massimo's fingers intertwined with hers. I'm too focused on the sparkle in the girl's eyes as Massimo said yes, and the way he smiles down at her as if it's only them in the world.